[Rockhounds] Day hikers are the most vulnerable in survival situations.

[Paul]

Below are a couple articles offering advice  fossil and rock collectors,
who bushwhack off-road and into the wilds in pursuit of rocks, fossils,
and minerals.

Day hikers are the most vulnerable in survival situations. Here's why.
A new study looks at who lives and who dies when lost in the wild.
By Jayne Moye, National Geographic, 2019
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2019/04/hikers-survival-tips.html

Safe and Found, George Brown, SmokyMountainsCom
https://smokymountains.com/safe-and-found/

Yours,

Paul H.